1、公共英语五级-45 (1)及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear a conversation between two passengers on the train about their families. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the conversation ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minute
2、to read Questions 1 to 10./I（分数：10.00）(1).Laura wants to sit by the window.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Laura and Philip live in the same city in Florida.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Lauras husband retired and went to New York with her.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Philip sold the house and the furniture in Florida to live
3、in New York with his children.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Laura and her husband celebrated their fortieth anniversary last month.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Philip didnt retire yet, and he still has his own company.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Laura goes to New York to see her family too.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Philip has n
4、ot decided whether to live with his children permanently or not.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Philip retired because he wants to enjoy family life with his children.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Philip invites Laura to visit him and his sons family.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are b
5、ased on the following talk about the biggest movie event, Oscars. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13./B（分数：3.00）(1).What do the famous golden Oscar statuettes represent?（分数：1.00）A.The surprise winner.B.The hottest favorite.C.The greatest honor.D.Thought-provoking films.(2).Whats the
6、film Crash talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Los Angeles.B.Different characters.C.Glamorous occasions,D.Racial tension.(3).What did George Clooney say about being a director?（分数：1.00）A.Winning success.B.Being respected.C.Having a job.D.Being popular.Questions 14 to 16 are based on a dialogue about a distance
7、-learning course. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).Where did the man see the woman yesterday?（分数：1.00）A.On television.B.At registration.C.In class.D.At work.(2).What is the major advantage of the distance-learning course?（分数：1.00）A.It allows students to meet students f
8、rom other schools.B.It allows more flexibility in students schedules.C.It promotes the concept of self-learning.D.It doesnt require any examination.(3).What does the man think is a disadvantage of the course?（分数：1.00）A.It will increase the class sizeB.It requires too much travelling.C.It limits inte
9、raction among students.D.It will encourage students to watch too much TV.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following news broadcast between a newscaster (the woman) and a reporter (the man). You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).Where is the news reporter, Stan Fielding,
10、in the city?（分数：1.00）A.At a military facility.B.In the suburbs.C.In the downtown area.D.In the countryside.(2).How long has the civil war been going on for?（分数：1.00）A.Almost one year.B.Just over a year.C.A year and halt.D.Two years.(3).What is the main target of the rebels in this latest attacks?（分数
11、：1.00）A.The current location of city leaders.B.Military stockpiles of ammunition.C.The main lines of transportation.D.Military barracks.(4).Which is NOT a major problem as a result of the war so far?（分数：1.00）A.Lack of food.B.Lack of drinking water.C.Insufficient housing.D.Infectious diseases.三、BPart
12、 C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).What kind of overview does the book intend to give about American society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Most of the articles in the book were written by _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What is said about the points of view of some articles on the same topic?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).In what
13、form do most articles appear in this book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The criteria for choosing an earlier article rather than a later one is whether the former gives a more _ treatment of the Subject.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).What type of students is the book mainly compiled for?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What English
14、language level are the readers of this book expected to have?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What does the speaker say the compilers of the book would welcome from the readers?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What do the compilers hope that the readers would do after reading the book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In general, what as
15、pects of America are introduced into this book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The life of Albert Einstein is a model in many waysU (31) /Uboth natural and political scientists.First of all, he always employed the scientific method ofU (32) /Utruth from facts. He firmly believed U(33
16、) /Uhe put it, that “there is nothing incomprehensibleU (34) /Uthe universe“, and through painstaking work explained many of the phenomena thought to be “incomprehensible“ in his day. Einstein was also never afraid toU (35) /Umistakes when factsU (36) /Uhis theories wrong.Second, Einsteins contribut
17、ions showed the great importance of theoretical work to scientific effort. U(37) /Uhe himself rarely worked in laboratories, the concepts he developed ledU (38) /Umany of the scientific advancesU (39) /Uhave shaped modem technology.Third, Einstein believed very deeply that scientists mustU (40) /Ua
18、moral and social consciousness.U (41) /Uthis way, he provided inspiration for a whole generation of scientists who became active in the communist movement.Einstein is often portrayed in bourgeois writingsU (42) /Ua “Genius“ whose theories areU (43) /Ucomplicated that no oneU (44) /Ua few best scient
19、ists can understand them. But heU (45) /Urejected the efforts toU (46) /U him in a position farU (47) /Uother people. He was well-known for hisU (48) /Umanner and often stressed to in terviews that his accomplishments would certainly have been achieved by others had he never lived.Actually, Einstein
20、sU (49) /Uof relativity and his other scientific works are not that hard to understand with a little study. But beyond learning Einsteins theories, his overall attitudeU (50) /Uscience as a tool to liberate humanity is something from which everyone can and should learn.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_
21、填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：15.00)BText 1/BIn 1959 the average American family paid $ 989 for a years supply of food. In 1972 the family paid $1 311. That was a price in
22、crease of nearly one-third. Every family has had this sort of experience. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But there is less agreement when reasons for the rise are being discussed. Who is really responsible?Many blame the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit
23、, meat, eggs, and cheese that are stored for sale. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the farmers share of the $1 311 spent by the family in 1972 was $ 521. This was thirty-one percent more than the farmer had received in 1959. But farmers claim that this increase was very small compared
24、 to the increase in their cost of living. Farmers tend to blame others for the sharp rise in food prices. They particularly blame those who process the farm products after the products leave the farm. These include truck drivers, meat packers, manufacturers of packages and other food containers, and
25、 the owners of stores where food is sold. They are among the “middlemen“ who stand between the farmer and the people who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for rising food prices?Of the $1 311 family food bill in 1972, middlemen received $ 790, which was thirty-three percent more
26、than they had received in 1959. It appears that the middlemans profit has increased more than the farmers. But some economists claim that the middlemens actual profit was very low. According to economists at the First National City Bank, the profit for meat packers and food stores amounted to less t
27、han one percent. During the same period all other manufacturers were making a profit of more than five percent. By comparison with other members of the economic system, both farmers and middlemen have profited surprisingly little from the rise in food prices.Who then is actually responsible for the
28、size of the bill a housewife must pay before she carries the food home from the store? The economists at First National City Bank have an answer to give housewives, but many people will not like it. These economists blame the housewife herself for the jump in food prices. They say that food costs mo
29、re now because women dont want to spend much time in the kitchen. Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market.（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is mainly concerned with _.（分数：1.00）A.the average American familyB.the price increaseC.the reason for the increasing cost o
30、f foodD.the housewifes job(2).Farmers should not be blamed for the rise because _.（分数：1.00）A.they produce the vegetables and other thingsB.they get a large share in the profitC.they work very hardD.their cost of living has also risen(3).The middlemen do not include _.（分数：1.00）A.housewivesB.meat pack
31、ersC.truck driversD.salesmen(4).For the middlemen, _.（分数：1.00）A.they make more profit than factories ownersB.they make as much profit as farmersC.their profit is less than presumedD.they are surprisingly rich(5).The real cause for the rise, according to some economists, is that _.（分数：1.00）A.customer
32、s are willing to pay higher pricesB.middlemen make huge profitsC.farmers sell grains at high pricesD.women like to buy processed foodBText 2/BFew words are more commonly used in our modem world than the word modem itself. The modernity of manufactured articles, of institutions, of attitudes, of work
33、s of art is constantly brought to our attention.We ourselves may well be judged by whether we are modern or not; indeed, many people go to considerable lengths to make quite certain that they will be accepted as modern modern in their dress, their behave-iour, their beliefs. And yet, we may ask, mus
34、t not earlier generations have felt precisely tile same? Surely men throughout history must have recognized themselves as modern. Surely innovators like Julius Caesar, Peter the Great or Oliver Cromwell saw themselves as breaking with the past, as establishing a new order. (Must they not also have s
35、hared our awareness of the significance of what is modem?) What is modem is distinct from what belongs to the past and men in earlier times must have experienced this sense of distinctiveness. Men cannot escape, arid never have been able to escape, from an awareness of change. But reflection will te
36、ll us that our awareness of change, our sense of distinctiveness, is very different from that of our distant ancestors. Change for us is more, much more, than the change brought about by the passing of time, by important events or by the actions of outstanding individuals or groups of people. We mak
37、e use of change and are our selves a part of a process of change. Change for us has become modernization and modernization implies both direction and consciousness. Change is something we seek, something that has no end.This consciousness of change and this desire to direct change derives from the b
38、eginnings of the Industrial Revolution. The term revolution is usually applied to an historical event, an event we can place in time. We can normally speak of a time before the revolution and a time after the revolution. But the Industrial Revolution, although it had a beginning, has never come to a
39、n end. It is a process which cannot stop. It is a process which effects more and more people in more and more ways. We may argue that it is a process directed by men and this would be true if we look at the details of the process. But the whole process is, as yet, beyond control. We can decide the d
40、irection of modernization to some extent but we cannot decide to halt it. This has led to a disturbing situation. What we boast of as modern or up-to-date today, will be old-fashioned or out-of-date tomorrow. The noisy insistence that something is modem often conceals fear of the knowledge that it w
41、ill inevitably soon be superseded. Again, the very fact that modernization has one direction only and involves every member of society permits only two attitudes: acceptance or rejection. The desire to change or modify the world we live in implies acceptance, since the world is a world of change. Re
42、jection of modernization may, therefore, lead to a sense of the world as unreal and meaningless, and this, in turn, to a breakdown, either individual or social.（分数：5.00）(1).It is suggested that the word modern is _ today.（分数：1.00）A.very vulgarB.in frequent useC.insufficiently preciseD.used by the co
43、mmon people(2).Great innovators throughout history _.（分数：1.00）A.gave decisive commands in the pastB.destroyed the past when they saw itC.realized they had not destroyed the pastD.were conscious of changing the course of history(3).Our awareness of change is different from that of our predecessors be
44、cause.（分数：1.00）A.we have changed on purposeB.they were not modern enoughC.modernization has become part of our way of lifeD.we are more modern than they were(4).Why is the Industrial Revolution not a revolution in the sense that this term is usually employed?（分数：1.00）A.Because it is not an event wit
45、h a fairly clear end.B.Because nobody knows when it ended.C.Because we do not speak of a time before the Industrial Revolution.D.Because it is not historical.(5).Why are acceptance or rejection the only possible attitudes towards modernization?（分数：1.00）A.Because modernization is a fact.B.Every membe
46、r of society has only one direction.C.Because people have either to accept or to reject modernization.D.There are no alternative types of modernization and no one can escape from it.BText 3/BThere is a growing body of evidence that suggests that our brain processes information in at least two major
47、systems. The image system appears to be associated with the right hemisphere of the brain. This hemisphere seems to be specialized to process visual and auditory imagery, spatial representation, pure melodic thought, fantasy, and the emotional components of consciousness. Imagery allows us to continue to process information when we are not actively looking at or listening to new stimul
